Musica Deo sacra (Thomas Tomkins)
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 | This CPDL edition is incomplete, either movements have not yet been edited or accompaniment is omitted. "Incomplete" here does not refer to the original composition; works left unfinished by the composer are categorised elsewhere. |
Title: Musica Deo sacra & ecclesiae Anglicanae, or, Musick dedicated to the honor and service of God, and to the use of the cathedral and other churches of England, especially of the Chappel-Royal of King Charles the First
Composer: Thomas Tomkins
Description: Tomkins's Musica Deo sacra was published posthumously at London by William Godbid in 1668, under the supervision of the composer's son Nathaniel. A modern edition was published in Early English Church Music (vols. 5, 9, 14, 27, 37, & 39), edited by Bernard Rose.
| Title | Text | Liturgical use / Theme | Voicing |
|---|---|---|---|
First ("Short") Service:
|
Venite |
Morning Prayer |
(4vv, Organ) |
Second Service:
|
Venite |
Morning Prayer |
(4vv, Organ) |
Third ("Great") Service:
|
Morning Prayer |
(6/10vv, Organ) | |
Fourth (verse) Service:
|
Morning Prayer |
(6/6vv, Organ) | |
Fifth (verse) Service:
|
Morning Prayer |
(5/5vv, Organ) | |
| O Lord, open thou our lips | Preces and Responses | SAATB | |
| O clap your hands together | Psalm 47 | Ascension | |
| Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle | Psalm 15 | ||
| Almighty God, which hast given | Collect for Christmas Day | Christmas Day | |
| Steven, being full of the Holy Ghost | Acts 7:55-56 | St. Stephen | |
| Merciful Lord, we beseech thee | Collect for St. John's Day | St. John the Evangelist | |
| Almighty God, whose praise this day | Collect for Innocents Day | Holy Innocents | |
| Almighty and everlasting God | Collect for the Purification | Purification | |
| Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing | Collect for Ash Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | STBB |
| Christ rising again from the dead | Romans 6:9-10, 1 Corinthians 15:20-21, 23 | Easter Day | |
| Almighty God which hast instructed thy holy Church | Collect for St. Mark's Day | St. Mark the Evangelist | |
| O Lord, grant the King a long life | Psalm 61:6-8 | Coronation anthem | |
| Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness | Song of Solomon 3:6-8 | St. George | SATTB, Organ |
| God, which as upon this day | Collect for Whitsunday | Whitsunday | |
| Almighty God, which hast knit together | Collect for All Saints Day | All Saints | |
| Burial sentences: |
John 11:25-26 |
Funeral anthem | SATB |
| Above the stars my Saviour dwells | |||
| Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom | Fifth collect after Communion | SAATB | |
| Arise, O Lord, into thy resting place | Psalm 132:8-10 | SAATB | |
| Arise, O Lord God, life up thine hand | "A prayer" | ||
| Blessed be the Lord God of Israel | Psalm 106:46 | ||
| Be strong and of a good courage | Joshua 1:7 | (7vv) | |
| Behold, I bring you glad tidings | Luke 2:10-11, 14 | (10vv) | |
| Behold, it is Christ | Acts 10:42-43 | ||
| Behold, the hour cometh | John 4:23, Luke 12:42 | ||
| Blessed is he that considers O Lord, graciously accept |
(6vv) | ||
| Come let us go up to the mountain of the Lord | Isaiah 2:3, 5 | ||
| Deliver me from mine enemies, O God | Psalm 59:1-2, Psalm 60:11-12 | ||
| Give sentence with me | Psalm 43 | ||
| Great and marvellous | Revelation 15:3b-4 | SAATB | |
| Glory be to God on high | Gloria | Holy Eucharist | (10vv) |
| Have mercy upon me, O God | Psalm 51:1 | ||
| He that hath pity on the poor | Proverbs 19:17 | SATTB | |
| Hear my prayer, O Lord | Psalm 102:1-2 | ATB | |
| Hear my prayer, O Lord | Psalm 39:13-15 | STTB or SATB | |
| Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness | Psalm 4 | SSATB | |
| Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth | Sanctus | Holy Eucharist | SSATB |
| I will lift up mine eyes | Psalm 121 | ||
| Leave, O my soul | |||
| Lord enter not into judgment
Non nobis Domine, non nobis |
Psalm 143:2 | SAATB | |
| My Shepherd is the living Lord | Psalm 23:1-2, 5 | SATB | |
| My beloved spake unto me | Song of Solomon 2:10-13 | ||
| Not in the merits of what I have done | |||
| O be favourable | Psalm 51:18 | ||
| O God, the proud are risen up | Psalm 86:14-15 | SSAATTBB | |
| O God, wonderful art thou | Psalm 68:35 | SAATB | |
| O that the salvation were given unto Israel | Psalm 53:7-8 | ||
| O Israel if thou return | Jeremiah 4:1 | (6vv) | |
| O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer | Psalm 84:8-9 | ||
| O Lord, graciously accept these alms | "A prayer" | (6vv) | |
| O Lord I have loved | Psalm 26:8-9 | SAATB | |
| O Lord, let me know mine end | Psalm 39:5-8 | ||
| O Lord, thou hast dealt graciously | Psalm 119 | ||
| O pray for the peace of Jerusalem (with organ) | Psalm 122:6-9 | ||
| O pray for the peace of Jerusalem | Psalm 122:6 | SSTB | |
| O praise the Lord all ye heathen | Psalm 117 | (12vv) | |
| O praise the Lord all ye heathen | Psalm 117 | SSATB | |
| Out of the deep | Psalm 130 | ||
| O sing unto the Lord a new song | Psalm 149:1-2 | SSAATBB | |
| Praise the Lord O my soul (to the organ) | Psalm 103 | ||
| Praise the Lord O my soul | Psalm 103:1-2 | SSTB | |
| Praise the Lord, O ye servants | Psalm 113 | ||
| Sing unto God all ye Kingdoms | Psalm 68:32-35 | ATTBB, Organ | |
| The Lord even the most mighty God hath spoken | Psalm 50:1-6 | ||
| Then David mourned | 2 Samuel 1:17 | (6vv) | |
| Thou art my King O God | Psalm 44:5-9 | ||
| Turn thou us, O good Lord | Last collect in the commination | Ash Wednesday | |
| Turn thou us O good Lord (4 parts in one) | |||
| Who can tell how oft he offendeth | Psalm 19:12-15 | ||
| Why art thou so full of heaviness
Domine tu eruisti animam |
Psalm 42:6-7
after Isaiah 38:17 |
SSATB | |
| Withdraw not thou thy mercy | Psalm 40:14-16 | SAATB | |
| When David heard | 2 Samuel 18:33 | SAATB or ATTBB | |
| Who shall ascend the hill of God? | Psalm 24:3-5 | (6vv) | |
| Give ear unto my words [first part] | |||
| My voice shalt thou hear [second part] | |||
| The heavens declare the gl | |||
| O Lord how manifold | |||
| Remember me, O Lord | Psalm 106:4 | TTBB | |
| O how amiable are thy dw | |||
| O give thanks unto the Lord | |||
| O Lord, open thou our lips | |||
| Arise, O Lord, and have mercy upon Sion | Psalm 102:13 | ||
| O Lord, rebuke me not in thy anger | Psalm 6:1-2 | ||
| Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven | Psalm 32:1-2 | ATB | |
| Put me not to rebuke, O Lord | Psalm 38:1-3 | ||
| Have mercy upon me, O Lord | Psalm 51:1 | SAATB | |
| Hear my prayer, O good Lord | Psalm 143:1-2 | ||
| Out of the deep have I called | Psalm 130:1-2 | ATB | |
| Hear my prayer, O Lord | Psalm 143:7 | ||
| Whom have I in heaven but thee? | Psalm 73:24 | ||
| O Lord God of hosts | Psalm 89:9 | ||
| Thou healst the broken in heart | Psalm 147:3 | ||
| I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost | Psalm 119:176 | ||
| Glory be to the Father | Gloria Patri | ATB | |
| O Lord, do away as the night | |||
| O Lord, how glorious are thy works | Psalm 92:5-6 | ||
| Awake my glory, awake my lute and harp | Psalm 57:9 | ||
| The hills stand about Jerusalem | Psalm 126:2 | ||
| Deal with me, O Lord | Psalm 109:20 |